Alex Kapranos Quotes

I've always been a loner.

I am alone here in New York, no longer a we.

Solitude is un-American.

I've always been a loner, and I've spent most of my life as a single person.

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

Solitude is independence.

Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone and leave it alone.

I like the idea of being alone. I like the idea of often being alone in all aspects of my life. I like to feel lonely. I like to need things.

The good thing about working alone is I get a lot done and I can experiment more. The bad thing is I miss out on the gregarious, social way that most musicians work.

I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people aren't, and as a child, I really liked it.

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

I was never less alone than when by myself.

Remember we're all in this alone.

The task of the solitary man is to be even more solitary.

Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.

You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.

I'm an only child, so I'm pretty much a loner.

Once you grow past Mommy and Daddy coming running when you're hurt, you're really on your own. You're alone, and there's no one to help you.

I'm a loner and always have been.

For each one of us stands alone in the midst of a universe.

I became a loner. I became a mountain man. A lot of those things are very good qualities and they help you do your work, help you be singular and keep the artistic integrity of your work intact, but they don't make it very easy to live your life.

I must study alone, as I am condemned to do every thing alone, I believe, in this life.

All my habits through life have been singularly removed from any condition of reliance on others, and the feeling - right or wrong - that aloneness is my proper position has prevailed since my early childhood, no doubt nourished and strengthened by many and quick-following bereavements.

Living by myself out in Malibu has been really good. I kind of have my freedom; I've got a whole house to myself. The tough part comes when sometimes, you know, you get pretty lonely.

I was born to be alone, and I always shall be; but now I want to be.